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Chris
04-12-2014, 10:44 AM
John Paul Stevens, Justice Stevens: The five extra words that can fix the Second Amendment (http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-five-extra-words-that-can-fix-the-second-amendment/2014/04/11/f8a19578-b8fa-11e3-96ae-f2c36d2b1245_story.html), wants to amend the 2nd amendment to read:



“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms when serving in the Militia shall not be infringed.”


What do you think? Yea or nay?



I say nay for it's how liberal progressives have been reading the amendment which changes the meaning entirely from the original, and would take away the right of the people.

Alyosha
04-12-2014, 10:59 AM
I think the government is out of control.

Newpublius
04-12-2014, 11:57 AM
John Paul Stevens, Justice Stevens: The five extra words that can fix the Second Amendment (http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-five-extra-words-that-can-fix-the-second-amendment/2014/04/11/f8a19578-b8fa-11e3-96ae-f2c36d2b1245_story.html), wants to amend the 2nd amendment to read:


“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms when serving in the Militia shall not be infringed.”


What do you think? Yea or nay?



I say nay for it's how liberal progressives have been reading the amendment which changes the meaning entirely from the original, and would take away the right of the people.

it would make no sense to preserve a right in something where the members are already under your plenary control.

Peter1469
04-12-2014, 01:36 PM
John Paul Stevens, Justice Stevens: The five extra words that can fix the Second Amendment (http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-five-extra-words-that-can-fix-the-second-amendment/2014/04/11/f8a19578-b8fa-11e3-96ae-f2c36d2b1245_story.html), wants to amend the 2nd amendment to read:


“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms when serving in the Militia shall not be infringed.”


What do you think? Yea or nay?



I say nay for it's how liberal progressives have been reading the amendment which changes the meaning entirely from the original, and would take away the right of the people.

When the constitution was written all abled bodied males (different in states, but in general 15-45) were per se in the militia.